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Moses upon the mount!’ His strength was firm. ‘Unabated,’ is the
language of the Scripture. His eye was not dimmed through age, yet
he was upon that mount to die. The angels buried him, but the Son of
God soon came down and raised him from the dead and took him to
heaven. But God first gave him a view of the land of promise, with His
blessing upon it. It was as it were a second Eden. As a panorama this
passed before his vision. He was shown the appearing of Christ at His
first advent, His rejection by the Jewish nation, and His death upon
the cross. Moses then saw Christ’s second advent and the resurrection
of the just. I also spoke of the meeting of the two Adams—Adam the
first, and Christ the second Adam—when Eden shall bloom on earth
again. The particulars of these interesting points I design to write out
for Testimony No. 14. The brethren wished me to repeat the same in
the evening meeting.
“Our meeting through the day had been most solemn. I had such
a burden upon me Sunday evening that I wept aloud for about half
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an hour. Monday, solemn appeals had been made, and the Lord
was sending them home. I went into meeting Tuesday evening a
little lighter. I spoke an hour with great freedom upon subjects I had
seen in vision, which I have referred to. Our meeting was very free.
Brother Howard wept like a child, as did also Brother Rodman. Brother
Andrews talked in an earnest, touching manner, and with weeping.
Brother Ball arose and said that there seemed to be two spirits about
him that evening, one saying to him: Can you doubt that this testimony
from Sister White is of heaven? Another spirit would present before
his mind the objections he had opened before the enemies of our faith.
‘Oh, if I could feel satisfied,’ said he, ‘in regard to all these objections,
if they could be removed, I would feel that I had done Sister White a
great injury. I have recently sent a piece to the Hope of Israel. If I had
that piece, what would I not give!’ He felt deeply, and wept much. The
Spirit of the Lord was in the meeting. Angels of God seemed drawing
very near, driving back the evil angels. Minister and people wept like
children. We felt that we had gained ground, and that the powers of
darkness had given back. Our meeting closed well.
“We appointed still another meeting for the next day, commencing
at 10 a.m. I spoke upon the humiliation and glorification of Christ.
Brother Ball sat near me and wept all the time I was talking. I spoke
about an hour, then we commenced our labors for the youth. Parents